Danny Trejo (Machete), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight) and Oscarr nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) star in this unrated, action-packed battle for vengeance. As a ruthless gang overruns a small mining town, they murder their own… MoreDanny Trejo (Machete), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight) and Oscarr nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) star in this unrated, action-packed battle for vengeance. As a ruthless gang overruns a small mining town, they murder their own leader, Guerrero Hernandez (Trejo), in a cold-blooded power grab. Sentenced to eternity in hell, Guerrero finds himself confronted by Satan himself (Rourke), offering a daring proposition: deliver the six souls of his former gang and he will escape damnation. With time running out, he sets out on a brutal rampage to avenge his own death!

I had high hopes for Dead in Tombstone. By the looks of the trailer, this looked like it would be a thrilling, action packed Western with an engaging story.… MoreI had high hopes for Dead in Tombstone. By the looks of the trailer, this looked like it would be a thrilling, action packed Western with an engaging story. Unfortunately, the film ends up being a mediocre affair. The problem with the film is that it has an interesting idea, but it relies on a formulaic script that is just dull in terms of execution and there are no standout performances and the action scenes are sloppy with no sense of how to convey something truly exciting a fun. Dead in Tombstone could have been a good movie, but it just doesn't deliver anything good. This is just a boring movie that had plenty of potential, but it just ends up wasting it for a predictable type of action film that has some poor performances. The film should have been memorable; however it just ends up falling flat. The cast do what they can with the material, but it's a predictable affair that just doesn't add anything new to the formula to make it interesting. Dead in Tombstone started off well, but it quickly just ended up being a film that wasn't interesting and the performances were ridiculous, almost laughable. For a low budget action Western, Dead in Tombstone simply doesn't deliver and it's a shame because it had the potential of being a much better movie than what it turned out to be. Don't go into this one expecting a great film, you'll sadly be disappointed, keep your expectations low, and you may enjoy it. In terms of mindless viewing, it may appeal to some viewers, but it won't satisfy the hardened action buff wanting some substance with memorable action, which this film lacks. Dead in Tombstone is a mediocre affair that should have been better.

Gimly Monocle

Maybe it was just the rose tinted glasses of comparison, but I actually kind of liked Dead in Tombstone. I don't think it's particularly good, or even… MoreMaybe it was just the rose tinted glasses of comparison, but I actually kind of liked Dead in Tombstone. I don't think it's particularly good, or even original (one of about a hundred films that may as well bear the tagline "He's back from Hell with a vengeance!") but it did entertain me. And in the entertainment industry, isn't that really the most important thing a film can be?
The Old West setting was not too narrow, and yet still believable. It was a straight-to-video release, so the acting didn't have to be up to standard, but it was (not "great" but up to standard). The costumes were actually kind of great and for the most parts the sets/locations didn't suck either.
Dead in Tombstone is hardly gonna win any awards, or even a genuine recommendation from me, but it's good for what it is. It's low-budget, straight-to-video, trashy, claret-driven, unoriginal, thin on narrative and takes itself to seriously. So saying that it's good for what it is may not be much praise, but it's praise that goes unearned for many releases with fifty times the budget.
Should you give Dead in Tombstone a chance? Probably not. But it's a clean piece of cinema that will enrich your life to the sum of zero, and that's gotta be worth something.
48%
-Gimly

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